House!!

Thought you might like to see some pictures of the house! It's a work in progress. :)


 

Master BR

Master closet

Master bath

Loft/attic door

Closet in small bedroom (upstairs)

Small bedroom (upstairs)

Guest bedroom (upstairs)

Guest bathroom

Living room (from loft)

Loft (need a desk!)

In case you couldn't tell...

Man Cave

Man Cave

Man Cave

Laundry room

Laundry room/door to garage

Hall 1/2 bath downstairs

Small bedroom next to master

Will be a nursery if we have kids in this house! ;) 

Entrance and stairs...and Tink!

Kitchen to living room

Dining room

Living room

Kitchen

Kitchen

Kitchen

Kitchen

Living room

Living room

First real meal in the new house!

Can't wait for y'all to come visit!!

House Update

On Saturday, our realtor called and told us that the listing agent let her know that someone else had made an offer on the house.  As of that point, the seller (a firm that buys foreclosed houses) had not looked at the offers yet, but the listing agent said that our numbers were far apart.  Basically, the other people had offered quite a bit more and we had to give our best price.  We decided on a price that was a little under our max, but still a good amount more than our initial offer.

Our realtor finally called this afternoon.  Okay, it's only been a couple days, but it feels like forever!  She said she didn't really have any news, but just wanted to call to let us know that a decision had not been made.  However, she did say that the listing agent told her that the two offers were now very close to each other and that the seller was reviewing the financial backing and considering offers.  We hope to hear back early tomorrow if not later today.  We just want to know so we can start planning! I'll keep y'all posted.  :)

Jobs, House, Etc.

Life is good. great. wonderful!

I just finished up an interim kindergarten teaching position at a great elementary school, and now they have hired me full-time as a 4th grade tutor.  I will be working with a few students at a time in different classrooms.  I am already loving it - I started yesterday.  Hours are 8-3 every school day, which means I actually have time to work out in the mornings - I better start taking advantage of that! I have really been blessed with how everything has turned out as far as a job.  I did my student teaching in the fall, the teacher went out for surgery and I took over her class, and now this. What makes it even better is that I LOVE the school!

Ray's job is also going well.  A position change/promotion is in the works and he will be spending a month in Spartanburg to train for that.  They are putting him in a hotel, but I'm sure we will meet for dinner once during the week and see each other on the weekends.  (Asheville-Spartanburg is just a 45 minute drive.)  Also, my grandparents are in Spartanburg so we'll definitely be spending more time with them.

Ray and I have been living in the same apartment complex since before we were engaged.  I moved in with my best friend, Molly, in Dec. 2007.  When Ray was transferred up here (from Hickory), he moved into the complex.  And when we got married, I moved into his apartment and we've been in it ever since!

Carson's Creek Apartments

Well, with Ray's promotion we know that we will be here for at least another 18 months, so we decided that if we found a good deal on a house, we'd go for it.  With a realtor, we looked in Hendersonville (about 20 minutes from Ray's store and my school) because there are houses with more land and taxes are less.  We found the perfect "starter" house in a new, gated development.  It's a foreclosure (but no one has lived in it) so it is as good of a deal as we could find, given how expensive it is to live in this area!  After much consideration, and some input from the parents, we made an OFFER on Thursday.  WHAT?! Are we seriously buying a house??  If and only if the price is right. It's just a waiting game now.  It's giving us plenty of time to pray about it and we're excited to see what God has planned for us.

The house we love!